Before the May 2015 trip to New Orleans, it had been 7 years since I had been to the Crescent City. I had spent about 4 months in the area rebuilding with Habitat for Humanity as part of an AmeriCorps NCCC team, and I have been waiting 7 years to go back. It may very well be America’s most unique city, with food, music, culture, and liquor laws that are hard to match anywhere else, but what struck me most on this trip is how rare it is to hear “no” in New Orleans.